DV Final

Shortcut for save

Cmd s

Shortcut for pen tool

P

Shortcut for text tool

T

Shortcut for razor blade

C

Snapping

Shift-Snapping tool (S)

Inserting color matte

File-new-color matte

In and out points

{ and } or i and o

Selection tool

V

Undo

Cmd z

Play

Space bar

Creating bins

Cmd B

Ripple delete (Delete space between shots)

Cmd click

Track select forward tool

A

Export menu

Cmd m

Import

Cmd i

Compresses all clips (Doesn’t shorten them, makes them look smaller)

\\ (backslash-under the delete key)

Transitions

Project pane-effects-video transitions

Garageband song format

AIFF

Make window full screen

\~ (under esc)

Renaming shots

Cmd click or select clip and hit return

File from computer

Macintosh HD

Source monitor

Preview (Top left)

Project pane

Transitions (Bottom left)

Program monitor

Editing (Top right)

Timeline

All layers, time order (Bottom right)

The camera and editing software understand ____ code.

Time code

Scrubbing

Getting a preview of shots

V and A layers

Video and audio layers

___ extension for exporting

MP4

Compression type for exporting

H.264

Put these two tabs on for exporting

Video and audio tabs

Use max ______ quality

Render

How do you place songs in the timeline?

Alternate them between audio layers

Drag transitions to ___ lines

Cut lines

Sharing from garageband

Share-export to disk

Editing decibels

Move white line or use pen tool to make keyframes

XLR wire

Attaches from camera to mic

Where do you hold the boom pole?

Above your head, parallel to the ground, and in front of the actor

Holding mic during 2S

Twist to person talking

For audio settings on camera: Mic or Mic+48V?

Mic+48V

Manual or auto?

Always manual!!!

Putting audio in both ears

Project pane- effects-search fill-fill left w/ right or fill right w/ left

How do you remove keyframes?

Double click on clip-effect controls-turn off bypass and level

Cropping shots

Select clip-effect controls-Motion

Dialogue should be around __ decibels

12

Above the line

Nontechnical, flat fee (Ex. director, writer)

Below the line

Technical, daily or hourly wage (Ex. actor, working equipment)

Producer

1. money, contracts, hiring/firing 2. on schedule, on budget 3. release date is met

Writer

Create dialogue, adapts script (Preproduction)

Director

1. Communicate their vision of script 2. every creative decision, does it make sense 3. sits with editor, does it make sense

Art director

Makes all set pieces, costumes, locations (Preproduction mostly but still in production)

Lighting director

Has lights and shots in advance, maps out locations (Preproduction)

Script supervisor/continuity

Makes sure everything flows (Production)

Audio tech

Choose mics, recording, ambient noise or room tone (Production)

Lighting tech

Person working the lights (Production)

Cast

Actors, actresses (Production)

Production Assistant (PA)

Entry level job; coffees, wires, clean, drive people

Editor

Editing, cutting, adjusting, color correcting, etc. (Postproduction)

Editing softwares

DaVinci, Premiere, Avid

Scoring/Composer

Use existing music to add to film/ make music for film (Postproduction)

Titles and graphics

Opening/end credits, title, trailers (dif. companies) (Postproduction)

Crew call

Time departments need to be on set

Technical meeting

Meeting with above the line people and department heads

Notes and reset

Director talks to continuity person for comments

Spill

Extra time for mistakes

Run-through or camera rehearsal

Practice

Strike

Clean up and pack up set when you’re done for the day

NTSC

National television system committee

Interlaced

Bad

Progressive

Good

RGB

Red, green, blue

PAL

Europe and South America

Step 1 in 7 stages of Preproduction

Generate an idea

Step 2 in 7 stages of Preproduction

Write a treatment

Step 3 in 7 stages of Preproduction

Pitch your idea

Step 4 in 7 stages of Preproduction

Script

Step 5 in 7 stages of Preproduction

Storyboard

Step 6 in 7 stages of Preproduction

Scheduling

Step 7 in 7 stages of Preproduction

Budgeting

Script vs. Shooting Schedule

In script order, in most efficient way

Rule of thirds

Person/thing should NOT be centered and should be further up to show depth

Slugline

Shows location, time, and outside or inside filming

INT.

The location is inside

EXT.

The location is outside

Action

Says who is in the scene and what is happening

Character

Always in all caps and before dialogue

Parenthetical

If needed; says how the line will be said

Dialogue

What the character is saying (Not in quotes unless character is quoting someone)

Headroom

Space between the character’s head and top of frame

Footroom

Space between the character’s feet and bottom of frame

Noseroom

Space between the character’s nose and side of frame

MOV file

Uncompressed so a bigger file (Runs in quicktime)

MP4 file

Compressed so a smaller file

Setup and lighting

Setting up scene and lights

Widescreen

16x9

Full frame

4x3

Graphic vector

Lines or stationary objects that lead the eye in a general direction

Leadroom

Moving subject is in the left third so there is room for them to go forward

Horizon line

Any straight line in the frame

Psychological closure

Ex. completing the triangle, the person has legs in a CU or MS, the whole road trip happens, etc.